Zack Cooper
@zackcooperYale
Health Economist and Associate Professor @Yale @YaleSPH @YaleEconomics @YaleTobinCenter @nberpubs
"This paper empirically analyzes the effects of mergers between complementary firms on competition and pricing." NEW @nberpubs by Zack Cooper, Stuart Craig, Aristotelis Epanomeritakis, Matthew Grennan, Joseph Martinez, Fiona Scott Morton, Ashley Swanson: nber.org/papers/w34039
Want to know why those other countries have lower brand drugs prices than us ? They don't have PBMs. We are the ONLY country that uses PBMs. Insane
Want to know why those other countries have lower brand drugs prices than us ? They don't have PBMs. We are the ONLY country that uses PBMs. Insane
Welcome to @Yale, Janet Currie! More about Professor Currie: tobin.yale.edu/news/250709/we… A fact sheet on her brand new paper about life expectancy in California: tobin.yale.edu/research/life-…
really interesting NBER working paper out today by Carolina Arteaga and colleagues: when a spouse gets sick, there is also a substantial deterioration in the partner's health outlook — an uptick in hospital visits (↑10%), overnight stays (↑8%), and even mortality (↑2%). The…
So excited that this will be out in the world tomorrow! And grateful to everyone who helped make it happen.
Excited to announce that I will be joining the Economics Department at Yale this upcoming fall! Incredibly sad to leave Austin and my wonderful colleagues at UT, but excited for what's ahead. In related news: come work with @codyfcook and I as a Tobin Pre-Doc! Posting linked ⬇️
The @Yale Economics Department and the @YaleTobinCenter for Economic Policy are hiring several Pre-Doctoral Fellows starting in Summer 2025. Come join our vibrant program! Learn more and apply here: tobin.yale.edu/programs/pre-d… #EconTwitter @econ_ra @predoc_org